The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 20

The moment Wei Yixian returned to Tianhao Garden, she heard the system’s gloating voice:

[This is some seriously angsty plot development!]

Wei Yixian pressed her lips together.

She had still returned a step too late.

That’s right, she had left the banquet early precisely because she wanted to come back sooner and see if the system and “Shang Shiyu” would reveal more information.

Today, she had received her medical report.

There was nothing seriously wrong with her body, only mild mammary hyperplasia.

As for her mental state? Even less of an issue.

She could basically conclude that the “system” wasn’t a figment of her imagination.

However, she couldn’t rule out the possibility that someone had tampered with her medical report.

So, she planned to take advantage of an upcoming overseas business trip to get herself checked again at a foreign hospital.

Soon, “Shang Shiyu’s” voice also echoed in Wei Yixian’s mind.

[Wei Yixian is keeping a Caged Canary? How come I didn’t know about this?]

Wei Yixian: “…”

She could already guess what the system had told “Shang Shiyu.”

–

In the living room.

Shang Shiqian held a tablet, seemingly browsing chess news, but her attention had long been captured by the system.

The system said, exasperated: [Is there any chance that the “Caged Canary” they’re talking about is you?]

Shang Shiqian froze for half a second.

Shang Shiqian had no retort.

Right now, she was eating Wei Yixian’s food, wearing Wei Yixian’s clothes, and even using Wei Yixian’s things.

What difference was there between her and a Caged Canary kept by Wei Yixian?

After a long pause, she finally asked awkwardly: [So, the reason the Heartbreak Points suddenly rose to 5% is because Wei Yixian sent me to East City University and someone accidentally saw us? Then, at the banquet, someone confronted her about it face-to-face, and the gossip spread? And just now, the White Moonlight also heard the rumor from someone else and got upset?]

System: [Exactly! So from now on, you need to be careful, the original plot is definitely going to rebound fiercely. According to this system’s analysis, the female lead will definitely meet the White Moonlight soon to clear up the misunderstanding, and their relationship will deepen. You must stick close to the female lead and intervene at every opportunity.]

Hearing that Wei Yixian would soon reconcile with the White Moonlight, Shang Shiqian relaxed.

As for actively sabotaging Wei Yixian and the White Moonlight’s relationship? That was still in one ear and out the other.

Shang Shiqian sighed emotionally: [I never knew East City was this small. And Wei Yixian didn’t even get out of the car back then, how did people recognize her?]

The system said: [She’s the female lead! Under the protagonist’s halo, her every move is under scrutiny.]

Shang Shiqian suddenly felt a little sorry for Wei Yixian: [Seems like being the female lead isn’t all that great.]

Then again, as an early-death cannon fodder, she should probably save her pity for herself!

The system continued: [Forget her status as the female lead, just look at her personal merits. She’s rich, beautiful, exceptionally capable, and keeps herself clean, with no scandals to her name.

She’s remained chaste for her first love, the White Moonlight, for ten years, a model of devotion.

Someone like her would be the center of attention no matter where she went, adored like the moon among stars!

Have you seen the comments under her social posts? They’re all proposals, requests to live off her wealth, or offers to bear her children!

Heck, there are even some extreme fans obsessed with her in real life… You, of all people, should know how bad it gets.]

Shang Shiqian: “…”

No need to rub salt in the wound while praising her.

Wei Yixian’s grip on the medical report tightened.

Her face was already frost-covered.

The system said again: [Hey, the female lead is back. She must have had a rough day. Hurry up and show her some concern. My energy is limited, so I’m going into hibernation now.]

Shang Shiqian was taken aback: [Who upset her?]

Unfortunately, the system had already gone offline.

Shang Shiqian was speechless: Can’t you be reliable just once? At least finish the important part before going offline!

Hearing movement at the door, Shang Shiqian thought it over and decided not to act rashly. After all, she couldn’t explain how she knew these things.

But a normal greeting would be fine.

She stood up and said to Wei Yixian, who had just entered: “Wei Yixian, you’re back!”

Wei Yixian, clutching a file folder containing her medical report, didn’t even glance at her and went straight upstairs.

Shang Shiqian muttered to herself, it seemed Wei Yixian was indeed very upset this time.

Given Wei Yixian’s ruthless and cunning nature in the original story, whoever dared to publicly expose her keeping a Caged Canary at the banquet must be no small fry.

Could it be some kind of villain?

Wait, was there even a villain in the original story?

This question flashed through Shang Shiqian’s mind but was quickly dismissed.

The system hadn’t mentioned it, so it probably had nothing to do with her.

–

In the master bedroom’s bathroom.

Wei Yixian lay half-submerged in the bathtub, letting the cold water from the faucet engulf her body.

The icy water stung her skin, rapidly draining her body heat.

Her accelerated heartbeat caused her muscles to tense.

As her body sensed the threat of heat loss, it quickly adjusted, raising her temperature.

Wei Yixian’s mind had never been clearer than at this moment.

From the information leaked in the conversation between the system and “Shang Shiyu,” she could deduce events in this world were being presented as a literary work to another world.

And what happened to her would be the focal point.

Wei Yixian disliked the feeling of having her life exposed to others.

Allowing others to pry into her life was like being stripped naked utterly devoid of privacy and dignity.

The good news was, not everything would be revealed.

Otherwise, the system’s logic for judging Love Points and Heartbreak Points wouldn’t be so strange.

She boldly speculated that perhaps only when she followed the original plot would this all hold true.

The system and “Shang Shiyu” were disruptors of the original plot, aiming to prevent her from rekindling her relationship with Yin Zaishui.

Though she didn’t like being manipulated, from another perspective, their actions currently aligned with her own wishes.

She could also use them in return.

But…

Who exactly was “Shang Shiyu”?

Was she an outsider like the system?

Or had she been involved with Wei Yixian before?

Otherwise, why would the system mention that “Shang Shiyu” was a victim of Wei Yixian’s “high popularity”?

An absurd thought that had once surfaced but was quickly suppressed now reappeared in Wei Yixian’s gradually emptying consciousness, rapidly filling her mind.

She abruptly sat up in the bathtub, her hands gripping the edges so tightly her knuckles turned white.

Her face was pale, her lips cyanotic, and a fleeting haze passed through her eyes before they sharpened with unwavering determination.

–

After the Gilded Cage Rumors, Shang Shiqian had expected Wei Yixian to kick her out or at least keep her distance.

To her surprise, Wei Yixian not only didn’t do so but even offered to take her to East City University again the next morning.

Shang Shiqian wanted to ask the system: Didn’t you say she would clear up the misunderstanding with her white moonlight?

Then why was she still doing things at this critical moment that could easily cause more misunderstandings?

However, with no changes in either Heartbreak Points or Love Points, the dormant system was destined not to answer her.

Shang Shiqian consciously kept her distance from Wei Yixian and said, “Uncle Ma can take me, right? He was the one who picked me up last night too.”

Wei Yixian replied without changing her expression, “He’s off today.”

Pu Feifei, who was arranging plates nearby, couldn’t help but glance at President Wei.

President Wei had six drivers in total, ensuring that at least three were on duty at any given time to cover 24-hour shifts.

Such a flimsy excuse could only fool Miss Shang, who didn’t know the truth.

Wei Yixian didn’t give Shang Shiqian a chance to refuse and continued, “From now on, wear your hat and mask when you’re outside, and don’t take them off at school either.”

“Why?”

“I don’t want you wandering around with that face. Understood?”

Shang Shiqian: “…”

Was her domineering CEO syndrome acting up again? So overbearing.

A moment later, it suddenly dawned on her Wei Yixian was afraid others would discover that her Caged Canary looked exactly like her ex-wife!

Keeping a Caged Canary wasn’t the issue; the real problem was if the canary was a stand-in for the ex-wife.

People would definitely assume Wei Yixian’s ex-wife was her true white moonlight.

What a devastating blow that would be to the actual white moonlight!

Since she wasn’t actually Wei Yixian’s Caged Canary, as long as this misunderstanding didn’t arise, Wei Yixian and her white moonlight would quickly resolve their issues without lingering resentment.

Convinced she had figured everything out, Shang Shiqian obediently accepted Wei Yixian’s arrangements.

Maid: “It’s been a long time since President Wei came home this early.”

Bystander: “Because she’s keeping a Caged Canary?”

Shang the Fourth: “Because she wants to be home for the freshest gossip.”

President Wei: )

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